KUALA LUMPUR: Buying in small caps and on the ACE Market helped lift Bursa Malaysia to close higher today and recoup some losses from last…
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Quality of affordable houses still not up to the mark
KUALA LUMPUR: The quality of affordable houses in the country is still not up to standard, said the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia. To…
View More Quality of affordable houses still not up to the markMega bank merger likely to start 1H 2015
KUALA LUMPUR: The mega bank merger of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, RHB Capital Bhd and Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) will likely start in the…
View More Mega bank merger likely to start 1H 2015Egypts main jihadist group pledges allegiance to IS
CAIRO: Egypts deadliest militant group, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, pledged its allegiance to the Islamic State organisation in Iraq and Syria, in a recording posted on…
View More Egypts main jihadist group pledges allegiance to ISBangladesh arrests hardline cleric over TV hosts death
DHAKA: Bangladesh police said Monday they have arrested a hardline Muslim preacher for allegedly inciting the murder of a popular television host. To continue reading…
View More Bangladesh arrests hardline cleric over TV hosts deathEgypt to open Sphinx area to tourists again
CAIRO: Egypt will soon open to tourists the courtyard in front of the Sphinx, the colossal monument which has been under restoration for nearly four…
View More Egypt to open Sphinx area to tourists againExplosion at school in NE Nigeria: teacher, medic
KANO, Nigeria: An explosion ripped through a school in northeast Nigeria on Monday, as students gathered for morning assembly before classes began, a teacher and…
View More Explosion at school in NE Nigeria: teacher, medicFormer IGP Bakri Omar laid to rest
KUALA LUMPUR: The body of former top-cop Tan Sri Mohd Bakri Omar was laid to rest at Bukit Kiara Muslim cemetery, here, at about 3.50…
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MANILA: An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of southern Philippine province of Surigao del Norte on Monday, Xinhua news…
View More Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes off Southern PhilippinesTaliban bombs kill 10 Afghan police: officials
KABUL: Two Taliban bombs killed at least 10 policemen in Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, the latest attacks against the security forces who are suffering…
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